Starcastle
Sign in to saveStarcastle was an American progressive rock band from Champaign, Illinois, United States. Formed in 1969, the group played many shows under the names Pegasus and Mad John Fever before eventually settling on Starcastle. They signed their first record deal with Epic Records in 1974, and received extensive airplay and frequently played in the St. Louis area. The original lineup included former REO Speedwagon vocalist Terry Luttrell and computing author/programmer Herb Schildt. They released four albums on both the Epic and CBS labels. The band's debut album Starcastle sold well, garnering worldwi
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Vinony files it under Musical groups from Champaign, Illinois and Progressive rock musical groups from Illinois.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Official website
Starcastle – Official Web Site
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Genre
- progressive rock
- Country of origin
- United States
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Official website
- www.starcastlerocks.com
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- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
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Starcastle was an American progressive rock band from Champaign, Illinois, United States. Formed in 1969, the group played many shows under the names Pegasus and Mad John Fever before eventually settling on Starcastle. They signed their first record deal with Epic Records in 1974, and received extensive airplay and frequently played in the St. Louis area. The original lineup included former REO Speedwagon vocalist Terry Luttrell and computing author/programmer Herb Schildt. They released four albums on both the Epic and CBS labels. The band's debut album Starcastle sold well, garnering worldwide airplay.
Their later albums Fountains of Light, Citadel, and Real to Reel did not sell as well as the first and they were often criticized for sounding too musically similar to Yes. They were opening acts for such bands as Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, Fleetwood Mac, Kansas, Boston, Rush, Journey, and others. After several line-up changes, the band went on a ten-year hiatus from 1987.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Starcastle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.